Bragplaints

[wowhead]

Pickles are taking over my fridge.  I have already reached a point of pickling a gallon of cucumbers a week.  If this volume continues I'm either going to have to buy another fridge or give some away.

[orangeglow]

I like slightly sweeter over sour.  No artificial sugars.  I can PM you my address and ummm... "hold and store" them for you.

[nannersp]

Jul 24, 2014 14:13:18 GMT -5 wowhead said:

Pickles are taking over my fridge.  I have already reached a point of pickling a gallon of cucumbers a week.  If this volume continues I'm either going to have to buy another fridge or give some away.

Have you seen this?


www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYey8ntlK_E

[TrickyBob]

Mail me all your pickles, but only if dill.

I cannot wait until my cucumbers grow and I can pickle them. Yum!

[iamgrace]

I'm getting a kick ass tan from spending so much time outside with my kids this summer. I wear sunscreen- sometimes. My 20 year old self would be thrilled. My 39 year old self is like "oh no, this is bad".

Eta- I think this is less a bragplaint and more a flameful.

[orangeglow]

Jul 24, 2014 14:21:27 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

Mail me all your pickles, but only if dill.

I cannot wait until my cucumbers grow and I can pickle them. Yum!

No.  I am already "storing" them for her.  Back off.

[harmony11]

I will send my son over. He likes to cook and clean, so he would at least earn his pickles.

[TrickyBob]

Jul 24, 2014 14:22:25 GMT -5 orangeglow said:

Jul 24, 2014 14:21:27 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

Mail me all your pickles, but only if dill.

I cannot wait until my cucumbers grow and I can pickle them. Yum!

No.  I am already "storing" them for her.  Back off.

Lol, like you don't live close enough for me to come steal the pickles. SORRY, you should have picked a different part of PA to live in

[wowhead]

Jul 24, 2014 14:21:27 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

Mail me all your pickles, but only if dill.

I cannot wait until my cucumbers grow and I can pickle them. Yum!

They are a very simple dill with a little garlic.  I'm sitting here with a jar beside me right now.  When this gallon of pre-made brine is done I think I'm going to try my hand and bread a butter.

[orangeglow]

wowhead - I will gladly be your bread and butter guinea pig.  And I LOVE garlic.

TrickyBob - I will cut you.  Pickles!!

[wowhead]

www.johnnyseeds.com/p-8364-salt-and-pepper-og.aspx

This is the variety that is coming in right now. It's a huge producer and the cucumbers are so crunchy.

[meganew]

I'm carrying my weight better this pregnancy than I did with Oliver. I've gained about the same (maybe a little less?) but I gained a lot in my face with him. And back. And arms.

This time it's mostly in my legs, but not much else has changed dramatically. It's making me worry that all the weight is in my stomach and she's going to come out 14 pounds or something : /

[teeah22]

I'm losing my pregnancy weight so quickly that it's sort of alarming. The baby is 10 days old and I've lost 28 of 32lbs.

[sandytoes]

Jul 24, 2014 16:16:38 GMT -5 teeah22 said:

I'm losing my pregnancy weight so quickly that it's sort of alarming. The baby is 10 days old and I've lost 28 of 32lbs.

Get your thyroid checked. 

[TrickyBob]

Jul 24, 2014 16:07:05 GMT -5 incogneato said:

Now I'm going to waste the evening googling "how to make pickles" because I have a bunch of cukes. Of course, my kids really like cucumbers so maybe I shouldn't bother... Of course they do, BTW. OF COURSE my tiny, underweight, not on the growth charts, children decide their favorite snack is a vegetable that is basically solid water)

Ball sells a dill pickle mix that is pretty good! Just boil and add to cucumbers and let it sit or can it.

They also have bread and butter. 

[teeah22]

Jul 24, 2014 16:19:16 GMT -5 sandytoes said:

Jul 24, 2014 16:16:38 GMT -5 teeah22 said:

I'm losing my pregnancy weight so quickly that it's sort of alarming. The baby is 10 days old and I've lost 28 of 32lbs.

Get your thyroid checked. 

I've never had problems with it before. The weight came off fairly quickly with DS1 but not like this. Generally me losing weight takes a lot of effort.  Well I'm off to google...

[ginger]

My Nut Milk bag (hehehehe) is going to be here before my Blendtec Blender.

HURRY UP BLENDER.

ETA: I'm not even lactose intolerant!

[eb777888]

I have to wait until H gets home to open this bottle of wine! Gah!

[daisybuchannan]

Jul 24, 2014 16:16:38 GMT -5 teeah22 said:

I'm losing my pregnancy weight so quickly that it's sort of alarming. The baby is 10 days old and I've lost 28 of 32lbs.

I also lost very quickly, we're you really swollen at the end?

My sil just had a baby. Gained 22 (definitely the low end- she was not at all overweight when she got pregnant), lost all 22 in ONE WEEK.

I'm happy for her (of course) but when I've gained 20 at 25 weeks, I'm a little envious, lol.

[daisybuchannan]

Jul 24, 2014 16:19:16 GMT -5 sandytoes said:

Jul 24, 2014 16:16:38 GMT -5 teeah22 said:

I'm losing my pregnancy weight so quickly that it's sort of alarming. The baby is 10 days old and I've lost 28 of 32lbs.

Get your thyroid checked. 

I don't think this is alarming tbh.

[teeah22]

Jul 24, 2014 17:19:05 GMT -5 daisybuchannan said:

Jul 24, 2014 16:19:16 GMT -5 sandytoes said:

Get your thyroid checked. 

I don't think this is alarming tbh.

I googled and it doesn't look like I should be concerned.  I was heavier than I like to be before getting pregnant so I can afford to lose a little extra. I was definitely swollen and still can't get my wedding rings on

[sandytoes]

Jul 24, 2014 18:32:24 GMT -5 teeah22 said:

Jul 24, 2014 17:19:05 GMT -5 daisybuchannan said:

I don't think this is alarming tbh.

I googled and it doesn't look like I should be concerned.  I was heavier than I like to be before getting pregnant so I can afford to lose a little extra. I was definitely swollen and still can't get my wedding rings on

Sorry - I didn't mean it to be alarmist. I lost almost all of weight immediately too plus an extra 10 lbs. And the doctors checked my thyroid because you can develop hyperthyroidism after having a baby. I never heard of that happening but they noticed my weight loss and checked. I didn't have it, thankfully. Enjoy the weight loss! btw- my sons name is Cole too 

[statlerwaldorf]

Jul 24, 2014 16:16:38 GMT -5 teeah22 said:

I'm losing my pregnancy weight so quickly that it's sort of alarming. The baby is 10 days old and I've lost 28 of 32lbs.

DS is 11 days old and I've lost 24 lbs. I gained 22 lbs with my pregnancy and my feet are still too swollen to wear regular shoes.

[teeah22]

Jul 25, 2014 8:53:53 GMT -5 statlerwaldorf said:

Jul 24, 2014 16:16:38 GMT -5 teeah22 said:

I'm losing my pregnancy weight so quickly that it's sort of alarming. The baby is 10 days old and I've lost 28 of 32lbs.

DS is 11 days old and I've lost 24 lbs. I gained 22 lbs with my pregnancy and my feet are still too swollen to wear regular shoes.

That's all you gained?  You really were all baby!

[Deleted]

My mom and I can pickled okra every year. A nice little old man owns a roadside stand on a farm road and sells them for us. He says it brings business for his stuff, too (he sells jams/jelly and harvests his own honey).

This year we canned 300 jars. OMG. If I never smell vinegar again, I'll be ok.

[KKD]

Jul 24, 2014 14:21:37 GMT -5 iamgrace said:

I'm getting a kick ass tan from spending so much time outside with my kids this summer. I wear sunscreen- sometimes. My 20 year old self would be thrilled. My 39 year old self is like "oh no, this is bad".

Eta- I think this is less a bragplaint and more a flameful.

You and me both, sister. I wish it could be summer foreverrrrrr.

[luckyval]

I don't have enough room in the cooler for all the booze I bought for my trip this weekend